Brent Zwerneman

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M routinely makes the NCAA tournament under eighth-year coach Rob Childress, and this year a late-season push – including an upset of the nation’s No. 1 team – helped keep the Aggies in their routine. A&M will be the No. 2 seed in the NCAA postseason at Oregon State, as the […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M, 13-16 in regular-season league play, entered the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Ala., with little hope of making the NCAA tournament. Funny how an upset of the No. 1 team in the nation has changed that hope. “I didn’t feel like were in,” A&M coach Rob Childress told reporters following […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M fans had hoped to showcase a rowdy night atmosphere at Kyle Field for its ballyhooed rematch with Alabama. Instead, the Aggies and Crimson Tide will square off under the Southeast Texas sun in mid-September. CBS said Wednesday that its first “Game of the Week” this year, featuring the Crimson Tide […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M coach Rob Childress and A&M players Krey Bratsen and Jason Jester discuss the LSU series which wrapped up on Saturday at Blue Bell Park. The third-ranked Tigers won two of three games, including the series finale 2-1 on Saturday. The Aggies likely need a sweep at Tennessee next weekend to […]
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COLLEGE STATION – The rivalry lives on! Kaylee Hartung of the Longhorn Network has posted a picture of one of the company’s Ford Explorer with a few … umm … maroon-shaded additions. Hartung posted on her Twitter account that the @LonghornNetwork is in College Station for men’s tennis NCAA regionals. “At least we still have […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin hung out in cyberspace with Aggies on Friday afternoon, after “taking over” the @AggieFootball Twitter handle for about an hour. A few highlights (and forgive me for leaving out some of the exclamation marks and “Associated Press styling” the copy a bit): * From Will Stone: “Will […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M officially hooked up with the Southeastern Conference last July, and the Aggies’ new union continues to look like a smart move. The SEC on Thursday announced its new SEC Network, which will launch in August 2014 and includes a 20-year agreement with ESPN through 2034. The new network, which will […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp feigned surprise when asked about the Aggies intending to own the largest stadium in the state and in the Southeastern Conference. “It’s the largest? I didn’t know that,” a smiling Sharp said today. “That was the recommendation of the architect.” “That” is 102,500, the intended capacity of […]
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COLLEGE STATION – For the past year, Texas A&M has entertained two camps concerning the redevelopment of Kyle Field on the capacity front: Those who’ve pushed for a plush stadium holding about 90,000 or so (or about the same as it currently holds), and those who’ve lobbied for a just-as-plush stadium holding at least six […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M rounded out the NFL draft on Saturday with two more selections: linebacker Sean Porter in the fourth round to Cincinnati and receiver Ryan Swope in the sixth to the Arizona Cardinals. Porter is a former Schertz Clemens standout. The Aggies wound up with five selections over the draft’s seven rounds, […]
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